California Embalmer's Exam Questions
with Complete Solutions
B&PC 7634 Tissue Removal - Answer-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
licensed embalmer, at the request of a licensed physician, may remove tissue from
human remains for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific
purposes specified in, and pursuant to, the provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of
Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code), if such embalmer has completed a
course in tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific purposes approved
by the Medical Board of California of the State of California.
B&PC 7640 Embalmer Description - Answer-An embalmer is one who is duly qualified
to disinfect or preserve human remains by the injection or external application of
antiseptics, disinfectants or preservative fluids; to prepare human bodies for
transportation which are dead of contagious or infectious diseases; and to use derma
surgery or plastic art for restoring
mutilated features; and who is duly licensed as an embalmer under the laws of the State
of California.
B&PC 7641 Embalmer Licensure - Answer-It is unlawful for any person to embalm a
body, or engage in, or hold himself or herself out as engaged in practice as an
embalmer, unless he or she is licensed by the bureau. However, this
section shall have no effect on students and instructors of embalming in embalming
colleges approved by the bureau.
CCR 1215 Attire While Embalming - Answer-Every person, while engaged in actually
embalming human remains, shall be attired in a clean and sanitary smock or gown
covering the person from neck to below the knees, and shall, while so engaged, wear
impervious gloves; and the body being embalmed shall at all times be so covered as to
insure the privacy of said body.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (a) Prep Rooms - Answer-All preparation, embalming or storage
room shall, at all times, be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (b) Receptacles and Waste Materials - Answer-Every preparation,
embalming or storage room shall be provided with proper and convenient receptacles
for refuse, bandages, cotton and other waste materials and supplies. All such waste
materials shall be disposed of in accordance with State and local health and sanitation
requirements or in such a manner as not to endanger the public health and safety.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (c) Instruments - Answer-All instruments, appliances and
equipment used in the embalming or other preparation and handling of human remains
,shall be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately at the conclusion of each
individual case.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (d) Areas Open to the Public - Answer-All areas of a funeral
establishment which are open to public use or occupancy shall be kept and maintained
in a clean and orderly condition so as not to endanger the public health and safety.
CCR 1221 Care and Preparation for Burial (a) - Answer-The care and preparation for
burial or other disposition of all human remains shall be strictly private, and no one shall
be allowed in the embalming or storage room while human remains are being
embalmed or prepared for disposition, except the licensed funeral director and his duly
authorized officers and/or employees, licensed embalmers and their duly registered
apprentices, instructors of the science of embalming in embalming schools or colleges
duly accredited by the Board and their students, and except public officials in the
discharge of their duties; provided, that this rule shall not apply to duly accredited
nurses employed in a case, nor to members of the immediate family of the deceased as
defined by section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.
CCR 1221 Care and Preparation for Burial (b) - Answer-All human remains being
transferred into or out of a funeral establishment or storage facility, except in a casket,
shall be covered and kept out of the public view, to the extent reasonably possible.
CCR 1222 Embalming Fluids - Answer-No embalming fluids shall be used in embalming
which contain heavy minerals or metallic substances which have a poisonous effect,
such as arsenic, lead and mercury.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (a) - Answer-No embalming,
preparation or storage room shall be located in any public storage, mini-storage, mini-
warehouse, multi-unit storage complex or similar facility used by members of the
general public for the storage of goods. Any existing embalming, preparation or storage
room located in a prohibited facility shall be relocated and brought into full compliance
with this section, within twelve (12) months of this subsection's effective date.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (b) - Answer-Every licensed
funeral establishment shall maintain in its embalming, preparation and/or storage room,
a sufficient supply of a suitable and effective disinfectant to provide for the cleansing
and disinfection of the facility and its contents.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (c) - Answer-Every licensed
funeral establishment and funeral director who holds unembalmed human remains for a
period longer than 24 hours shall cause the body to be refrigerated at an approved
facility with sufficient capacity as defined under section 1223.1(d).
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (d) - Answer-All embalming,
preparation or storage rooms shall contain only the equipment and supplies necessary
, for the preparation or care and handling of human remains for disposition or
transportation.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (e) - Answer-As used in this
chapter, a storage room is a suitable room, other than a chapel, viewing or visitation
room, office, supply room, closet or other room open to public access, which is used by
a licensed funeral establishment for the storage or holding of human remains prior to
effecting disposition. A storage room may be maintained in conjunction with an
embalming or preparation room.
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (a) - Answer-A licensed funeral
establishment may share a preparation and/or a storage room with other licensed
funeral establishments, upon approval by the Board, under the following conditions:
the licensed funeral establishments are under common ownership or have a
contractual agreement to share a preparation and/or storage room;
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (b) - Answer-the common owners
have designated one funeral establishment as the main office as defined in Section
1204(c)(2);
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (c) - Answer-the remaining
establishments or the establishments using the facilities of the main office are within a
60 mile radius of the main office;
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (d) - Answer-the licensed funeral
establishment in which the common storage room is located has designated a separate
labeled area within the storage room for each of the establishments using its facilities
and has sufficient capacity to accommodate each licensee using the space;
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (e) - Answer-An identification and
labeling system shall be in place to effectively identify the human remains being
prepared and/or stored in the facilities;
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (f) - Answer-The facilities meet
the requirements as specified in Section 7616 of the Business and Professions Code
and have passed inspection by the Board to determine its suitability for shared
purposes;
CCR 1223.1 Shared Preparation and Storage Rooms (g) - Answer-A licensed funeral
establishment requesting permission from the Board to share their preparation and/or
storage room, must make a request, in writing, on a form 21F-12 (4/93) provided by the
Board. An inspection will then be scheduled and completed to ensure that the above
mentioned conditions have been met before the establishment can begin sharing its
facilities.
